Re: additional debug for lber memory functions (ITS#584)

Looks like this would violate alignment restrictions
on many CPU?
Also, s/(int|long)/ber_len_t/
Kurt
At 06:18 PM 6/9/00 GMT, VTAG@novell.com wrote:
>Full_Name: Alan Clark
>Version: devel
>OS: Linux / NetWare / WinNT
>URL: ftp://ftp.openldap.org/incoming/aclark-000609.patch
>
>The above patch adds additional debug to the lber memory functions. =
>Specifically it
>does the following:
>
>1. Puts a known value at the end of the buffer (one is already at the =
>beginning)
>2. Checks for both values being there on all free and realloc functions. =
>This identifies
> buffers that have had their head or tail overwritten.
>3. Any memory freed is filled with poison - 0xff to make it easier to =
>find code
> that uses memory after it is free'd.
>
>Since we now have the buffer size, at both alloc and free time,
>I put in a little counter that gives the current value for amount of =
>memory allocated. Note: this value won't be correct if the library is =
>running=20
>in the kernel or for multi-threaded applications, as there is no lock =
>around modification
>of the counter.
>
>I added a ber_get/get option to get the value. This has proved very =
>helpful to us
>when searching for memory leaks.
>
>You're welcome to it if it seems useful to you.
>
>-Steve Sonntag
>-Alan Clark
>Manager
>Novell Directory Services
>
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><DIV>The above patch adds additional debug to the lber memory functions.&nb=
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>Specifically it</DIV>
><DIV>does the following:</DIV>
><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
><DIV>1.&nbsp; Puts a known value at the end of the buffer (one is already =
>at the=20
>beginning)</DIV>
><DIV>2. Checks for both values being there on all free and realloc=20
>functions.&nbsp; This identifies</DIV>
><DIV>&nbsp; buffers that have had their head or tail overwritten.</DIV>
><DIV>3.&nbsp; Any memory freed is filled with poison - 0xff to make it =
>easier to=20
>find code</DIV>
><DIV>&nbsp; that uses memory after it is free'd.</DIV>
><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
><DIV>Since we now have the buffer size, at both alloc and free time,</DIV>
><DIV>I put in a little counter that gives the current value for amount of =
>memory=20
>allocated.&nbsp; Note: this value won't be correct if the library is =
>running=20
></DIV>
><DIV>in the kernel or for multi-threaded applications, as there is no =
>lock=20
>around modification</DIV>
><DIV>of the counter.</DIV>
><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
><DIV>I added a ber_get/get option to get the value.&nbsp; This has proved =
>very=20
>helpful to us</DIV>
><DIV>when searching for memory leaks.</DIV>
><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
><DIV>You're welcome to it if it seems useful to you.</DIV>
><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
><DIV>-Steve Sonntag<BR>-Alan Clark</DIV>
><DIV>Manager</DIV>
><DIV>Novell Directory Services</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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